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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1922
Page
6
USC claims bias in selecting a Western representative for Pasadena New Year game as Oregon and Washington battles affect votes. California vetoes bid and fans fear Pasadena classic may feature Northwestern or an Eastern team with USC sidelined.
The former heavyweight champion, ported by baggy imagery, shows slow pace and weight gain in Los Angeles exhibition. He contemplates a March clash with Floyd Johnson, while a Dempsey rematch remains unlikely. Joe Gorman returns to action fighting Kid Leopold in Portland. Dode Berecott rises as a rising young puncher after six months in Seattle.
Dated November 27 in Will It Be Broken Nose The promoter Frank Kendall of Milwaukee arena reports discovering a new boxer in Oregon City known only by a secret ring name believed to be Broken Blossoms. Kendall claims the lad’s real name remains undisclosed.
New York boxing officials debate defending titles under Marquis rules. Critics urge clear rules on title defenses and frequency while highlighting Johnny Kilbane and Johnny Wilson as faces of ongoing controversy over fight terms and fairness.
Walter Hagen the British Open champion and Joe Kirkwood the Australian expert defeated Rudolph Wilhelm and Howard Beall in Portland at Eastmoreland Links three up two. The visitors previously won Saturday at Waverly over Willing and Egan three up one.
Portland reports rising support for the University of Oregon football team as the West’s pick for the East West game against Penn State in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. The Ducks have one defeat this season, to Multnomah, and will meet Washington in Seattle on Thanksgiving Day.
Washington Pa November 27 Marl Neale will not return as head football coach at W and J The job has been offered to Knute Rockne of Notre Dame at a salary over 7500 Rockne reportedly declined due to a two year Notre Dame contract remaining.
Will am Roper head coach at Princeton and Philadelphia city council member appointed to the new city boxing commission in Philadelphia.
The Mets aim to expand their early season lead as they visit Vancouver to take on the Seattle club. Vancouver defenseman Rickey and Duncan are sidelined with injuries, while Seattle plans to use its standard lineup.
Yale football receipts for the 1922 season are estimated between 400000 and 500000 dollars. The bowl sold out twice with 77000 fans for the Army and Harvard games, and 55000 attended the Iowa game. Other remaining games drew between 16000 and 25000.
The winter sports of the 1974 Olympic games will open in Paris January, football in May, polo, rifle and fencing in June, and the formal opening July 6. Boxing will start July 15, also tennis. The track and field program will start July 23.
California's champion football team under Andy Smith will shed Muller Berkey Clark Gallagher Dean and captain Eric Morrison along with Nisbet and other players next year as part of a rebuild.
The Women s National Golf and Tennis club of Glen Head admits 300 members who each paid 1000 dollars to join the exclusive organization.
Cadet Dennis J. Mulligan of New York has been elected captain of the Army football team for the 1923 season. Mulligan, a right tackle for three years, will lead West Point’s squad.
A summary of ruling families shows Axworthy at the top with 27 male and 12 female line descendants, totaling 39, based on the 2:10 list. The tally highlights Axworthy’s prominence in trotting lineage.
San Francisco police sought Tommy Buckman star halfback at Parnassus Heights playgrounds on charges tied to a longest run to a touchdown. Buckman reportedly carried the ball from a playground game Saturday into an automobile then down the street, with the football believed still in motion.
The Golden Bears crushed Stanford 28 to 0 at Palo Alto while Oregon Agriculture beat Washington State 14 to 6 in Portland. Miller and McFadden contributed a trio of field goals for the Beavers first TD of the year, Gonzaga defeated Idaho 14 to 7, and Whitman routed Montana 1 0.
Princeton leads the Eastern grid standings with undefeated records alongside Cornell Army West Virginia. Yale Harvard Stanford Notre Dame and Michigan defenses are highlighted as top units with few points allowed while offensive totals show California and Cornell high scorers.
Two games are on tap at the Arena in the second series of Seattle Amateur Hockey League play. The American Legion meets the Pirates at 7 p.m. and the University of Washington faces the Wanderers immediately after.
A sports column argues that the University of West Virginia deserves a top national rating. It compares WVU against Indiana Chicago Minnesota Notre Dame Pitt Washington and Jefferson and Virginia teams, noting WVU’s decisive wins and a single 12 to 12 tie. The piece anticipates a Thanksgiving showdown with Washington and Jefferson that could cement WVU as one of the country’s best.
Mane Waseer is invited as guest of honor at the national minor league meeting in Lowisville seen. Kee Williams and Carson Bigbee, prominent figures, winter in Portland Pete Lapan ex-Beattie catcher now with Weehington in the American league, seeks Judge Landis consent to winter ball. Jim Beldt and Harry Welverton travel east to Nashville for the national minor league convention as Jimmy Hamilton cleans house to bolster the Southern league Tennessee team.
England boasts the greatest sports stadium now under construction at Wembley about 10 miles from London. The outside wall of the football arena is half a mile around. For the English Cup final the turfing work included 76 250 pieces of turf each 18 by 12 inches and 2 1/2 inches thick.
Broadway defense dominates as Franklin wins 7 to 0. Roy Meister scores the deciding touchdown from the 6 yard line after a fourth quarter drive. Lincoln’s Leonard McCutchin and Kay Er shine, but Broadway’s forward line and Meister’s leadership seal the championship for the Tigers.
The Cunarder Franconia, launched at Glasgow, measures 624 feet in length and 74 feet beam, with a gross tonnage of 20,000. A 6,000 square foot pool deck will span the lower decks, flanked by a squash court and a gymnasium.
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